Frank H. Reid (c. 1844 – July 20, 1898) was an American soldier, teacher, city engineer, vigilante, and one of the combatants in the shootout on Juneau Wharf that ended the life of American outlaw Jefferson "Soapy" Smith, as well as Reid's own life.
[1] He enlisted in the army and became a lieutenant for a company of Oregon volunteers.
In the 1870s, he studied engineering and then became a teacher in Linn County, Oregon, District 29.
[3] On the evening of July 8, 1898, he was assigned to guard the entrance of Juneau Wharf, along with Josias Martin Tanner, Jesse Murphy and John Landers, to keep Soapy Smith and his men from entering a meeting being held by the 101 at the opposite end of the wharf.
[4] Smith arrived at the scene and assaulted Reid, which started what is historically known as the Shootout on Juneau Wharf.